Community calendar for February 16, 2001
Savannah Irish Festival will be held at the National Guard Armory on Eisenhower Drive Feb. 16-18. Begins Friday night at 7:30 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday from noon-7 p.m.

Briefly
Local artist Jennifer Cohen is nearing the completion of her mural promoting Greenbriar Children's Center and its Quarter Mile fund-raiser.

Cell phone crackdown is pushed
A self-styled "communications fanatic" and a woman whose young son was killed in a crash involving a driver using a cell phone urged state lawmakers Thursday to pass legislation cracking down on cell phones in cars.

Canal plan stagnates
Once upon a time, nature enthusiasts had a vision: preserving a historic Chatham County canal by setting aside land for recreation.

Has the sun set on the late last call?
Last call in downtown Savannah bars will come two hours earlier if the Downtown Neighborhood Association gets its way. But not without a fight, say bar staff and owners.

Seeing Stars
They are not afraid of the dark. They relish it. "Light is our enemy," said Kevin Bell.

Razor wire doesn't stop escaped prisoner
A man charged with 14 armed robberies escaped Thursday morning from the Chatham County jail. Although sheriff's officials are unsure exactly how Joseph Allen got out, they know he was in his unit's outdoor recreation area about 9:30 a.m.

Man gets double life plus 10 years in dual slaying
No motive was given for what prompted Cohen to walk into Hari's Food Mart at 2200 Habersham St. on March 21 and fire fatal gunshots into Eric Scott Cordell, 33, of Altman Circle, and Chandrakand "La La" Patel, 40.

Local Bugle Boy store to close
The Bugle Boy clothing store at the Savannah Outlet Mall is slated to close, along with 215 other Bugle Boy stores across the country.

Oatland to reopen
Oatland Island's gates will be reopened to the public March 10, more than two years after discovery of toxic material forced the center to close.

Deadly high-speed chase goes to court
Jennifer Brooke Lacross was 18 when her life ended in a head-on wreck on U.S. 80 in Faulkville last November. Another 18-year-old, Dallas Alan McElroy, died in the same crash.

House OKs cotton indemnity fund
For the third year in a row, the Georgia House overwhelmingly passed legislation Friday creating a fund to compensate cotton producers in southeast Georgia who were victimized by a 1998 investment scheme.

Tybee council asks government to find lost nuke
The Air Force insists a bomb dropped off the coast of Tybee Island in 1958 could not cause a nuclear explosion. However, a man who says he can recover the bomb for as much as $1 million claims it could cause an explosion so big a mushroom cloud could rise out of the ocean.

Editorial:Elect the new judge
IT'S BEEN nearly 25 years since the Chatham County State Court added a new judgeship. The court's caseload, however, has nearly doubled in less than 10 years.

Letters to the editor
After six months of looking into the history of an undeveloped lot in Savannah's Historic District, I have come to the conclusion that I need the help of the Savannah community to solve our "Mystery on Calhoun Square.

Editorial: Bush plays defense
PRESIDENT BUSH heard nothing but cheers during his visit Monday to Fort Stewart when he announced plans to increase military pay and benefits by $5.7 billion next year.

Editorial: No place for amateurs
THERE IS no evidence yet that the presence of 16 civilians aboard a U.S. nuclear attack submarine contributed to its sinking a Japanese fishing vessel during an emergency ascent drill last week.

Editorial: Bush plays defense
PRESIDENT BUSH heard nothing but cheers during his visit Monday to Fort Stewart when he announced plans to increase military pay and benefits by $5.7 billion next year.

Letters to the editor
Goethe said, "There is nothing more frightening than active ignorance." In the case of Dr. James Moore and his book-burning crusade, I find it only saddening.

Helton takes the helm of NASCAR
The title of president is both presumptuous and commanding, and the job is both demanding and thankless. At NASCAR, however, being president also means answering to a higher authority.

ECI easy prey for Lady Cavaliers
Moments before tipoff of her Region 3-A playoff game, Calvary coach Katy Fleming had her worries about the Emanuel County Institute Lady Bulldogs. Her team had beaten ECI twice already this season, but that made her even more squeamish.

Country Day maintains Calvary's jinx
There are jinxes, and there are jinxes. The one Savannah Country Day has on Calvary Baptist cannot be weighed, but its effects were plain to see following the Hornets' 47-45 win over Calvary in a Region 3-A girls' semifinal Friday afternoon.

Navy's Williams aims for ultimate prize
It only figures that Chris Williams does not see his next game as his biggest, that he considers it just another step in where he ultimately wants to take Navy Basketball.

Hornets fall short in upset bid
They lost Thursday night, but no one is about to call them losers. They shed tears, but only because when you have nothing left in your heart, tears seem like a good last resort.

Reaching the masses
Money was not the driving force behind NASCAR's change to Fox and NBC this year, although $2.8 billion was, quite honestly, a consideration.

Blaxton's shot lifts Pinewood Christian
A 4-footer by Pinewood Christian's Ramsey Blaxton broke a tie at 41 with 25 seconds left in the GISA Region 4AAA semifinal as the second-seeded and host Lady Patriots advanced to tonight's championship game with a 46-41 win against Trinity Christian.

SSU women lose fifth game in six tries
Chalk one up for the crafty veteran. Albany State senior Salalee Meikle outdueled Savannah State freshman Tiffany Stephens, and the Rams beat the Tigers on Thursday, 63-53, at SSU's Athletic Recreation Center.

Tigers struggle, hold off Albany State
Savannah State's men's basketball team has invented new ways to lose this season. Thursday night at the Athletic Recreation Center, the Tigers patented a new way to win.